Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-06
PROBABLY FATAL.
A SERIOUS SHOOTING ARFRAY IN THE ORLEANS
SALOON THIS MORNING.
At An Early Hour John Schmidt the Saloon Keeper,
Shoots Sam Solomon, Of Stsubenvills,
Ohio, Through the Neck
A serious shooting ARRAY occurred about

A serious shooting ARRAY occurred about
2:3O o'clock this morning, in the Orleans
Saloon on Market street, just below Four
tenth, in which Sam Solomon, we'll
known Steubenville man, was the victim,
having pistol ball lodged in his body by
John Schmidt, proprietor of the saloon.
From Schmidt's story it is learn
ed that Solomon was in the saloon
with number of friends, and while tax
ing drink with friend he insisted on
taking q cigar and drink on one round,
which Schmidt, who was behind the bar,
refused to give to him. Solomon
then became very abusive and wanted
Schmidt to 90 outside and fight, in the
meanwhile calling him all sorts of vile
names. Schmidt told him to go out sew
eral times and not return, but Sol
ONION followed him up and continued to
abuse him.
Schmidt became angry and told Solomon
to leave the saloon in five minutes, but the
latter continued to curse him
for some time, when SchBidt
informed him that four minutes had passed
and he had just one minute to get out.
Then Solomon with an oath on his lips
suddenly threw his right hand back to
his pocket and said:
"Why, I'll"
But he got no further, for Schmidt, fear
ing that Solomon intended to shoot him,
drew his revolver quick as flash and shot
at Solomon three times. One
of the balls took effect, in Solo
mons neck just below the chin, and
the wounded man staggered up
against the counter, according to
the words of by-Stander, and
said That was cOwardly trick.
Then Schmidt threw down his revolver
and walked to the back room, while Solo
mons friends hurried him away from the
place. Officer Duffy hearing the reports
came on the scene in few moments and
Schmidt, gave himself up and was
taken to the City Building.
The crowd in the saloon at the time Of
the shooting consisted of August Walters,
Samuel Bailey, John Hague, a man named
Savage. James Fleming, Robert Simms,
Peter Kress and Nightwatchman Perry
Tracy. Jim Fleming was just coming
out of the rear room whel
the pistol was discharged. III
SAYS the first time Schmidt pointed IL
gun it snapped, when he cooked and levek
it again and fired Solomon leaned OF
on the bar, and said it was "a d-n &C
ardly thing" or something to that efS
while Schmidt threw up his hands, ID '
said: ION, what have done?" t
The crowd rapidly got out, and IN !
Fleming took the wounded man b,he l
arm and started up street, passing Qcer i
Duffy at the corner ofPollock's mil, Ily, Q
however, not knowing either of the t
men were hit. Fleming TOOK i
Solomon up Twelfth street to the re- fence h
of Mr.. Refining, No. ia, when he4S put I
to bed, and DR.. Dickey sent for. v
The Doctor examined the wou, anu
found it located little to the i OF the
centre of the throat, in front, q about
an lncn ABOVE Ine COlldT-DOHe. n
of the ball ranged directly backed, ana
the probe, inserted to quite den' iound ',
no signs of the ball. u
SOlomOn's wound bled very lle eXter-
nally, the hemorrhage beiniinto the ,
throat. He was able to coerSe III a II
whisper, and detailed the cflmstances 9
occurring in the saloon practicy as apoVe ~ ~
narrated, sayingalsO that heooting was !,
unnecessary and cOwardly. 20 dehnite =
opinion of the result of the wnd could ne II
given this morning, b the man y
is evidently very badl! nurt' Inc Il
whole matter was the hdirect out a. a.
growth of q CHASTITY TEMP ana Is to be d
greatly deplored. !"
Solomon is a man of IDaoiy 30 years
of age, about feet 8 incl III hesght and
heavily built, with poth lace and
dark curly hair. His far is said TO be X
well-tO-dO among + clllZenS OF Il
Steubenville, and the ID ~ Is well known f.
there. 70
Samuel has often zen down mere n
About six months ago was miXed up III 4
an alleged case Ofecket,Plcklng III II
Sixteenth street salocbut skipped out of II
town before the pos could get their II
hands on him. G